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About this workshop:

Join us for a comprehensive workshop designed to guide you through the essential elements of exporting goods overseas. Whether you’re new to international trade or looking to refine your current operations, this session will provide valuable insights into the key documentation and compliance requirements every exporter needs to understand.

We’ll be covering the foundational export documents necessary to ship products abroad, including commercial invoices, packing lists, certificates of origin, and other critical paperwork required for smooth Customs clearance. From there, we’ll explore the main components of Customs compliance, helping you understand how to avoid delays, fines, and legal complications by adhering to international trade regulations.

The workshop will also dive into the logistics of international freight management, including how to calculate and manage duties and taxes across different countries. We’ll examine best practices for export packaging and labelling to ensure your products arrive safely and meet destination country standards.

In addition, you’ll gain insights into various modes of transport—air, sea, road, and rail—and how to choose the most suitable carrier based on cost, speed, and destination. We’ll discuss strategies for handling international returns, and how to streamline your global operations through online marketplaces, fulfillment centers, and third-party logistics providers (3PLs).

By the end of this session, you will have a clearer understanding of the full export process and the tools needed to optimize your international shipping operations.

About the speaker:

Following a + 30-year international logistics career, Christian Sivière started a Montréal-based import-export consultancy in 2010, Solimpex, active in two areas:

• consulting to help SMEs grow internationally; and
• training on the regulatory, customs and logistics aspects of Importing and Exporting, Free Trade Agreements and Supply Chain Optimization.

Christian is a subject-matter expert and lectures for the Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association in Toronto, gives seminars and webinars for various trade organizations like the Montreal Chamber of Commerce, Export Québec, Invest Ottawa, Supply Chain Canada and similar, and personalized training for importers and exporters. He publishes articles in Inside Logistics and Supply Professional.

BONUS!

We have booked special back-to-back sessions that focus on exporting and e-commerce topics for this day. We suggest attending more than one session (all are free!), as this is a rare opportunity to gain this level of insight in a single day of programming.

9:30am-10:30am: IP Strategy for Export

11:00am-12:30pm: Exporting via E-Commerce: Logistics, Customs & Regulations

1:00pm-2:30pm: E-Commerce 201: Mastering the 3 Pillars – Acquisition, Conversion & Retention